Government said tomato will be sold in a discounted price..?
Due to the supply of new tomato crop in the market, the price of tomato has decreased. At present the price of tomato per kg is 70 to 50 rupees. The government said tomato will be sold in selected states at a discounted price till the price of rice returns to normal. Due to untimely rains and lack of rains, the supply of tomatoes across the country was low and the price had touched the mark of Rs 250 per kg. So far, most of the new tomato prices are coming to the market from Madhya Pradesh. The fresh crop of tomato, which was in short supply, has now hit the retail market. 20 to 40 per kg according to the Consumer Co-operative Society of India. A part of everything from the most delicious masala puri to the traditional sambar at home, to the go-to McDonald's burger, the simple vegetable tomato is now missing from salads to the daily broth - sambar, McDonald's food! This year, the price of tomato has increased by Rs 10 per kg since May and reached Rs 200-250 per kg in July.
Tomato, grown as a winter crop in Maharashtra, andhra pradesh and Karnataka, reaches the market between march and August. After that, tomatoes grown in Maharashtra's Nashik, Uttar Pradesh and other parts of the country will enter the market as a kharif crop. Farmers usually grow crops in rotation to ensure a constant supply of tomatoes for the market.
This year, the wholesale price of tomatoes had fallen to Rs 2-3 per kg as a result of the bumper crop of tomatoes across the country during the months of March-April. Such a low price was not enough to cover the cost of transporting the tomatoes. As tomatoes were oversupplied in the market, most of the farmers had no buyers. Due to this, most of the farmers dump loads of tomatoes and abandon the tomato crop itself. The tomato crop grown in the fields was destroyed due to the rains in the middle of June, and there was a sudden shortage of tomatoes.
After some time the price of tomatoes started increasing. By the month of July, the price of tomatoes in the retail market had reached Rs 200-250 per kg. This was due to insect infestation and high temperature. Generally, the price of vegetables in the month of July reaches the highest annual rate, more than any other time of the year. Because the crops are not yet harvested in the month of July. Every time something like this happens, farmers suddenly start growing crops that are in short supply, and such crops become over-available. In such a case, the increased price suddenly appears to fall. This situation continues every year with potatoes, onions, tomatoes and other vegetables.
Tomato, grown as a winter crop in Maharashtra, andhra pradesh and Karnataka, reaches the market between march and August. After that, tomatoes grown in Maharashtra's Nashik, Uttar Pradesh and other parts of the country will enter the market as a kharif crop. Farmers usually grow crops in rotation to ensure a constant supply of tomatoes for the market.
This year, the wholesale price of tomatoes had fallen to Rs 2-3 per kg as a result of the bumper crop of tomatoes across the country during the months of March-April. Such a low price was not enough to cover the cost of transporting the tomatoes. As tomatoes were oversupplied in the market, most of the farmers had no buyers. Due to this, most of the farmers dump loads of tomatoes and abandon the tomato crop itself. The tomato crop grown in the fields was destroyed due to the rains in the middle of June, and there was a sudden shortage of tomatoes.
After some time the price of tomatoes started increasing. By the month of July, the price of tomatoes in the retail market had reached Rs 200-250 per kg. This was due to insect infestation and high temperature. Generally, the price of vegetables in the month of July reaches the highest annual rate, more than any other time of the year. Because the crops are not yet harvested in the month of July. Every time something like this happens, farmers suddenly start growing crops that are in short supply, and such crops become over-available. In such a case, the increased price suddenly appears to fall. This situation continues every year with potatoes, onions, tomatoes and other vegetables.